Rock Hill, S.C.— For the third time in the last four games the Winthrop men's soccer team will face a nationally-ranked opponent when it heads to UNC Greensboro on Saturday night.
| Winthrop Men's Soccer Game Information |
| Matchup |
Winthrop (0-5-0, 0-0-0 Big South) at UNC Greensboro (4-0-2, 0-0-0 SoCON) |
| Date/Time |
Saturday, Sept. 17 | 7 p.m. |
| Location |
Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Soccer Stadium |
| Live Statistics |
Statbroadcast |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ |
| Social |
Twitter - @Winthropsoccer / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropuniversitysoccer | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
| Tickets |
Free Admission |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UNC GREENSBORO
Winthrop and UNC Greensboro meet for the 14
th time and for the second straight season. Last year the Eagles fell to the Spartans 6-0 at home. The Eagles have won their last two trips to UNCG, with the last one being a 1-0 victory in 2013 on a Max Hasenstab netted a goal in the 89
th minute. Four of the meetings came in the early-to-mid 90's when the Spartans were also a member of the Big South Conference. UNCG owns the all-time series 11-2 but the Eagles have won the last two meetings.
FOOT NOTES
- Coming off a loss at #11 Charlotte and have dropped five straight to start the year
- UNCG is the third ranked team the Eagles face this season and second this week
- Have faced a tough schedule so far this season with three teams currently ranked in the Top 25 across all three polls, one receiving votes and five ranked in their respective region
- The Eagles took an early lead on a goal by Louis Danielson, his first collegiate goal
- The second goal by Winthrop came off the foot of Bryan Marshall, which was his first collegiate goal as well
- Freshman Aiden Williams leads the team with two goals, while Louis Danielson, Bryan Marshall and Nick Guido have one goal
- Eagles returned five starters from the 2021 squad that advanced to the Big South Conference Tournament semifinals
- Bryant Jimenez-Pearce is the top returning scorer from last season (5g, 3a) as the Eagles lost three of the top four in points
- Sam Jones led all goalkeepers with 12 starts in 2021 and posted a 1.94 goals against average to go along with three shutouts
- Senior Sean Green and junior Grayson Woodard scored multiple goals last season
- Green had three goals and an assist to finish fifth on the team in scoring and Woodard had two goals and an assist to finish sixth in scoring
- The Eagles finished the 2021 season ranked 23rd in the country in scoring offense (2.06 goals per game)
- Opening the season with six straight games on the road
- This is the 48th season for the program and this game marks the 953rd in the history of the program with 450 wins all-time
- Daniel Ridenhour is in his seventh season as the head coach of the Eagles after serving the previous 12 seasons as an associate/assistant coach
- Winthrop has five Big South Conference Championships, which is the second most by any member in league history
- The Eagles have made six NCAA appearances, also the second-most by any league program
- Winthrop has an all-time record of 353-340-45 while in the Big South and the 353 victories are the second-most all-time
ROAD TRIPPIN'
The Eagles open the 2022 season with six straight games on the road starting with Mercer. Then they'll head back to the state of Georgia to take on Georgia State (Sept. 2) and then a few days later head up to play Wake Forest. The fourth game of the year will be at South Carolina followed by games at Charlotte and UNC Greensboro before finally playing at home on Sept. 20. Wake Forest, Georgia State and UNCG have appeared in preseason national polls. Five of the six opponents finished among the Top 46 in the nation in scoring and three were in the Top 30.
LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop will have its first home match of the season when it takes on Furman on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. The game will be available to watch on ESPN+.
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